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Thirukkural 486

Chapter 49: காலமறிதல் (Knowing the fitting Time) · Wealth

Kural 486

ஊக்க முடையான் ஒடுக்கம் பொருதகர்
தாக்கற்குப் பேருந் தகைத்து.

Ookka Mutaiyaan Otukkam Porudhakar
Thaakkarkup Perun Thakaiththu

The men of mighty power their hidden energies repress, As fighting ram recoils to rush on foe with heavier stress

Meaning

The self-restraint of the energetic (while waiting for a suitable opportunity), is like the drawing back of a fighting-ram in order to butt.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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